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RBA expected to cut again; maybe even tomorrow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... come tomorrow. Graham Cooke, insights manager at Finder, said 20 economists specifically called out the threat of the coronavirus. "House prices are still rising in an almost unsubstantiated way, the effect of the smouldering bushfires is still to be ...

Chief economist update: Coronavirus causes equity market correction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
"Coronavirus spreads to 33 countries in nine days" "The coronavirus crisis has deepened over the weekend, with the number of countries affected climbing past 60 and the death toll hitting 3000." So goes another grim headline from Associated Press which ...

Chief economist update: A sensationalised version of the flu?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... down. Certainly, the equity markets' sell-off is a rational response to the ever-multiplying infection from the coronavirus. It's a rational reaction to the sensationalist headlines dished out by social, print and broadcast (radio and TV) media. ...

Chief economist update: Wall Street sneezes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2020
It may have started in China and is infecting its way around the planet but the coronavirus hadn't had much impact on equity markets until it hit investor sentiment on Wall Street. Five straight down days have taken returns on the S&P 500 index ...

Remain liquid, defensive and patient: Schroders

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... the challenges that face investors now in 2020 are similar. We have the potential of the presidential election and coronavirus concerns are creating uncertainty." The backdrop investors are facing, Kase said, is continued uncertainty and increased volatility ...

EM debt relatively unscathed by virus: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
New research shows emerging markets debt has been relatively unscathed by the coronavirus so far. But risk still remains. Eaton Vance's (EM) debt team said the positive news has been driven by the expectation that the impact on growth will be temporary ...

Chief economist update: COVID-19 solves overtourism in Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... considered the virus' epicentre in Europe - has reportedly locked down 12 towns (so far) to stop the spread of the coronavirus. But it's spreading across Europe. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control reports that: "As of 25 February ...

Chief economist update: Who's afraid of COVID-19?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... Equity markets appeared to be immune several weeks after COVID-19 first made global headlines - it was known as "novel coronavirus" then - with the S&P 500 index and the S&P/ASX 200 index, among others, even hitting record highs. Even heavily-hit China's ...

Tribeca portfolio manager quits

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... fund lost 31.97% in the 12 months to January. Last month alone, the unlisted version of the fund reported -14.08% as coronavirus pushed down the energy markets, and the fund's short on the ASX backfired. The fund's current performance is a far ...

Stability needed: Maroney

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... engagement amid industry change. Closing out the conference on Friday, Maroney referred to the recent bushfire crisis and coronavirus, discussing a turbulent start to 2020. "We were hit by those bushfires fuelled by one of the longest droughts in Australia's ...